/lit/ - Literature

By the end of C&P, I found myself thoroughly moved/impact by Svidrigailov's suicide, in how he had such intense remorse for his baseness and cruelty. I once also read how water in C&P was a symbol of the depth of despair brought on by Raskolnikov's and Svidrigailov's sins, respectively. I'm reminded of the scene where Rodya is looking out on the water over the bridge and his mood begins to sour, but he doesn't completely capitulate to the mood, hence he is able to be redeemed by the end. In comparison with Svidrigailov, where the scene leading up to his death has the downpour of rain and heavy symbolism of water, which represents his anguish of conscience. It's nuance like that that makes me appreciate Dostoevsky as an author.